Sash-operating device.



Patented Sept 8, 1914,

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JAMES 711. JONES, or nroriivroivn; INDIANA.

SASI-I-OPERATING DEVICE Specification of Letters ram.

Application filed March 23, 1914. Serial No. 826,467. A.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES E.

and useful Construction in Sash-Operating .Devices, of which the followin is a full,

clear, and comprehensive specification and exposition, being such as will enable others to make and use the same with exactitude.v

The object of my present invention,

vbroadly speaking, is the provision, of a sash operating device for windows, or the like,

being intended, primarily, to be employed inconnection with. windows of commercial. buildings, such as factories, greenhouses, and

1 the like, wherein a groupfor a-plu-rality of windows are tobe operated synchronously from a single source of power applied at one point. .And,jmore specifically stated, my

object is to provide a sash operating device I .which will be strong and durable. in construction, positive in action, neat. and compact in construction, easily operated and controlled, and which canbe manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price; v

, Other specific and minor objects, of this, invention will be brought out and made plain in the course of the following description when taken in connection with the drawings forming a part of this specification.

The preferred mode of carrying out my invention 111 a practical manner, 1s shown 1n the accompanying drawings, in wh-ich- Fig.- .3 is an enlarged detail view showing a Figure 1 is a side elevation'of my invention, showing the same in operative position retainingawindow-sash in open position. Fig. 2 is the same as Fig. 1 except that the device has been operated to, close the sash,

and showing the sash in closed position.

vertical or cross section of the main portion of my invention. Fig. 4 1s a perspective detail viewof the spool alone. Fig; '5 is a per spective view of the block and stirrup. And Fig. ,6 is an edge view of the stirrup, block, and spool united, 1 Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views. 7 v

In order that the construction, the operation, and the advantages of my invention may be better understood and appreciated I will now take up a detailed description thereof, in which I will set forth the invention as comprehensively as I may.

For the purpose of making clear the op- JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented a new eration and the advantages of. invention I have shown a window-frame in dotted Patented Sept. 8,1914.

lines, wherein the sides thereof are denoted by letter A; the sill being denoted by a,

the, table being denoted by a, and the top of the frame being denoted by a.

Letter B denotes the sash,yin which is secured the transparency or'glass C. The sash 1s fitted 1n the frame and it is supported by two pivots D, whereby the sash may be turned horizontally as indicated. Secured to the inner wall of the building, or to the frame of the. window, are a plurality of brackets, or hangers, as for. instance the bracket E, which are adapted to carry revolublyithe shaft or, pipe F, the same being located inward andv above the-lower edge of the sash, substantially as indicated. Secured to the innerface ofthe lower part of the sash B is the clip 1, in which is pivoted,

for vertical movements, one end of the rackarm 2," which lattervis adapted to extend in- 'Ward,"and above the shaft F. Secured on the shaft F, in alinement with the rack-arm 2, isthe spool.v The said spool consists ofthe body portion 3'Jwhich neatly surrounds the shaft F .and tofwhich it is detachably securedby,thesetscrew 4:. r v

Formed integral with one end of the body '3 is the inner radial flange 5; and corre sponding therewith and spaced laterally therefrom is the flouter radial flange 6, the two flanges being integrally connectedtogether by the bars 7, which latter are spaced apart: and they. extend inan axial direction, thereby forming apertures to" receive the teeth of therack-bar as shown in Fig. 3 Thesaid bars-collectively form a pinion, the periphery of which does not extend out'to the peripheries of the flanges 5 and 6, that is to say, the diameter of the pinion is less than is the diameter of the flanges whereby a channel is formed between the flanges and the bars, in which may operate the stirrup 8. The stirrup is of a width to fit between the said flanges and it is ada ted to cover one-half, approximately, of t e periphery;

formed, preferably, of sheet metal, and it consists of an integral sheet cut into and formed substantially as shown, and it com- "prises the two spaced apart triangular shaped sides 9 and 9. The lower edges of the said sides are formed concave, as at I in Fig. 5, to fit on the periphery of the pinion, that is on the bars 7 with which it may contact. The lower corner portions of the sides 9 and9, on each side of the concaves m, are connected by the webs 9" and 9'. Extending out horizontally from the webs are the tongues 9 and 9 respectively, which are adapted to contact with the respective ears 8 and 8 of the stirrup, and they are adaptedto be secured thereto by the respective rivets 10 and 10, substantially as shown. Extending across through the upper portion of the sides 9 and 9, and secured thereto, is the pivot 11. Located between the sides 9 and 9 and revolubly mounted on the pivot 11 is the roller 12.

Modes opercmdz'; By means of the arrangement shown it is apparent that the arm 2 is slidably mounted in the block,

with its upper edge in contact with the roller 12, and with the teeth of said arm meshing in the pinion as shown in Fig. 3. The stirrup 8 after. being secured to the block retains the rack-armin its operative position with relation to the pinion, subistantially as indicated. Now suppose the device be assembled as in Fig. 2, it is ap parent that if theshait F be rotated to the left, by means immaterial to state in this application, then the pinion will operate upon the teeth of the arm 2 causing the said armto move outward endwise tothe position shown in Fig. 1,.0r to any intermediate point, or to any point therebeyond depending only on the lengthof the. arm 2., As the arm 2 is connected to the window sash it is of course apparent that the window sash will be operated by the movements of the said arm. It is also apparent that. any number of windows may be likewise connected to theshaft F and that all will be 0p- 1 erated atone time as set forth. Also if the Gopi es of this patent may be obtained for shaft F be locked or held at any point it will look all of the windows thereto attached, and will retain them securely in that position. I

It is to be understood that my invention is not to be limited to vertical windows, as it will be equally applicable to roof windows suchas are used in greenhouses, and it may kinds of openings. It is also to be understood that various changes may be made in the several details of construction without departing from the spirit of my inven also be used in connection with various other tion and without sacrificing any ofthe ad vantages thereof.

Having now fully shown and described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States,

window-sash adapted to be opened and closed; a spool secured on the shaft and com- Incombination witha rotary shaft and a I prising a body, an inner flange adjoining one end of the body, an outer flange spaced from the inner flange, bars connectingthe U two flanges and for-min a pinion, the periphery of the pinion being of less diameter than the diameter ofsaid flanges; a block roller carried by the block, a rack-bar adapted to operate through the block'conblock in operative as set forth.

p .nnvnas n. JONES.

Witnesses:

Roe'r. WV. RANDLE, R. E. RANDLE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

resting on the periphery. of said bars, a 

